Canon MP550 manual Scan Settings Dialog Box Photos/Documents, Document Size, Scanning Resolution

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Scan Settings Dialog Box (Photos/Documents)

The Scan Settings dialog box opens when you click Specify... in the Scan/Import window. In the Scan Settings dialog box, you can make advanced scan settings.

Document Type

Select the type of document to be scanned.

Scanning photos: Color Photo or Black and White Photo

Scanning text documents: Color Document, Black and White Document or Text(OCR)

Scanning magazines: Magazine(Color)

Important

To scan correctly, select a document type that matches the document to be scanned.

Document Size

Select the size of the document to be scanned.

When you select Custom, a screen in which you can specify the document size appears. Select a Units, then enter the Width and Height and click OK.

Important

When you select Auto Detect, the image may not be scanned at the correct position and size. In that case, change the size to the actual document size (A4, Letter, etc.) and align a corner of the document with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the Platen.

You cannot select Auto Detect (Multiple Documents) or Auto Detect when Document Type is Text(OCR).

Scanning Resolution

Select the resolution at which to scan documents.

Resolution

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